H.R. 5842 (111th): End the Lame Duck Act

Introduced:
Jul 22, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS2]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 339 (112th) on Jan 19, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 22, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 22, 2010
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors (21R) (show)
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House Appropriations

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Full Title

To deem any adjournment of the House of Representatives which is in effect on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held during a Congress to be adjournment sine die, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held during such fiscal year.

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Last updated Jul 22, 2010.
7 pages

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7/22/2010--Introduced.
End the Lame Duck Act - Considers the House of Representatives to be adjourned sine die if it stands adjourned on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office during a Congress (beginning with the 110th Congress) pursuant to a concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the House. Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leaders of both chambers, to notify the Members of the House and Senate to reassemble if they determine that the existence of a national emergency warrants it. Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held during such fiscal year.

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  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 13